Launching the response to the Month of Action on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Workers' Month 2023 in Nghe An

On the morning of May 8, at VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park (Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district), Nghe An Provincial Labor Safety and Hygiene Council and the Provincial Labor Federation held a launching ceremony to respond to the Month of Action on Labor Safety and Hygiene.Workers Month2023.

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of departments, branches, enterprises and many workers of VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park. Photo: Minh Quan

The month of action on occupational safety and hygiene, Workers' Month has the theme: "Strengthening the development of safe working processes and measures and improving working conditions, reducing stress at work" and "Connecting workers, building organizations", with the aim of promoting all levels, sectors, agencies, organizations, associations, employers, workers and the community to pay attention to and strictly enforce the law on occupational safety and hygiene; at the same time, promoting specific action programs on improving working conditions, reviewing and developing safe working processes and measures, assessing occupational safety and hygiene risks; caring for and improving workers' health, preventing occupational accidents and diseases.

In addition, it is necessary to widely propagate in the trade union system and the whole society about the position, role and contribution of the working class in the revolutionary cause, especially in the period of promoting industrialization and modernization of the country, thereby doing better the work of caring for and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and workers.

Speaking at the launching ceremony of the Month of Action on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Workers' Month 2023, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long emphasized: In recent times, occupational safety and hygiene work and the workers' movement have received attention and focus from all levels, sectors, production and business establishments and achieved many positive results, contributing to ensuring the health, life and regimes and policies for workers, creating a driving force to promote the province's socio-economic development.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee launched the response to the Month of Action on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Workers' Month 2023. Photo: Minh Quan

However, in addition to the achieved results, labor safety and hygiene work and the workers' movement still have limitations, failing to meet requirements; state management work at some levels and sectors has not received proper attention and investment; awareness of compliance and implementation of regulations on labor law, labor safety and hygiene, regimes and policies for workers of some enterprises, production and business establishments, employers and workers is not strict; working conditions in small and medium enterprises and craft villages have not improved much...

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested: In order to respond to and seriously and effectively implement occupational safety and hygiene work, and care for the regime and policies for workers, agencies, departments, branches, heads at all levels, and enterprises need to regularly inform, propagate, train, and coach on occupational safety and hygiene, focusing on workers doing jobs with many dangerous and harmful factors, workers working without labor contracts in craft villages and cooperatives; step up inspection and examination of the implementation of legal regulations on labor, occupational safety and hygiene, and social insurance; promptly commend and reward collectives and individuals who perform well; strictly handle enterprises that violate the law.

In addition, actively participate and coordinate more closely with trade unions at all levels in caring for the material and spiritual life, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers. Grassroots trade union units continue to coordinate with enterprises to effectively implement the "1 million initiatives" program launched by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; continue to launch cultural and sports activities to strengthen solidarity and improve the spiritual life of union members and workers...

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to 6 enterprises with outstanding achievements in ensuring occupational safety and hygiene in 2022. Photo: Minh Quan

On this occasion, 6 enterprises received certificates of merit from the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in ensuring occupational safety and hygiene in 2022.

Giving gifts to family representatives of 9 workers and laborers who suffered work-related accidents in 2022. Photo: Minh Quan

Nghe An Provincial Federation of Labor also presented gifts to family representatives of 9 workers and laborers who suffered work-related accidents in 2022./.